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The 1818 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 1, 1818. [1] It resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term. [2]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 8. [2] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to review the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council. [2] The Federalist Party was largely defunct by 1818, and did not nominate candidates for statewide office, though a "People's Ticket" nominated incumbents Galusha, Paul Brigham, and Benjamin Swan for governor, lieutenant governor, and treasurer while endorsing a mix of Democratic-Republicans and Federalists for lesser offices. [3] As a result of the Federalist Party's demise, the committee determined that incumbent Jonas Galusha had won a one-year term with only a scattering of votes for other candidates. [2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that Brigham had also won election to a one-year term. [2] With no Federalist opponent, Brigham won with a scattering of votes for other candidates. [2] According to a contemporary newspaper article, the vote totals were: Brigham, 14,609 (96.3%); scattering, 563 (3.7%). [4]
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his nineteenth. [2] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and was unopposed for reelection. [5] A contemporary newspaper article recorded the vote totals in the treasurer's race as 10,461 (99.9%) for Swan and 6 (.01%) scattering. [6]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows. [2]